Stop Executions
Texas is scheduled to execute Matthew Johnson on May 20, 2025, for killing Nancy Harris while robbing the convenience store where she worked in Garland. Johnson committed this terrible crime while in the throes of a serious cocaine addiction, an addiction that plagued him for most of his life in the free world and caused him to become a different person. 

Learn more about his case and how to support his application for clemency.

Attend Events
The TCADP Book Group formed in the summer of 2020. Since then, we have read and discussed 37 books together, including memoirs, novels, poems, and non-fiction.

Our next reading selection is Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham & Jim McCloskey.

We will discuss the book on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 7:00 PM CT. Register here. 

Get Informed
TCADP’s latest report, Texas Death Penalty Developments in 2024: The Year in Review exposes the racial bias, wrongful convictions, and other systemic flaws that permeate the administration of capital punishment in Texas even as the state’s use of the death penalty remains historically low. It also provides analysis of recent trends and updates on capital cases.

Read the full report.

Read the press release.